Global Passport Program

The Global Passport Program at Genesee Hill Elementary School is designed to familiarize students with global geography knowledge. A student who completes all 5 levels of the program during their time at Genesee Hill will be able to identify the following:

133 Countries

3 Geographic Coordinates

7 Continents

9 Landscape Features (Mountains/Deserts)

50 States

33 World Capital Cities

39 Bodies of Water

These baseline geography skills will be critical to students in their future education and life pursuits, as our world becomes more interdependent.

What does my child need to do?

Students in grades 1 – 5 will receive a map from their teacher each month. Each month focuses on a different part of the world. Students will study the maps and be tested on their ability to locate countries, lakes, rivers, mountains, etc. at the end of each month.

What level should my child study?

There are 5 levels on each monthly map. The goal of each student is to pass the level of their corresponding grade. However, students are welcome to study and test at a higher level as a challenge activity.

When being tested, the student will be asked “Show me (name of country).” The student will point to the country on a blank map. The student needs to identify each country listed for that month based on the level they wish to achieve. For level 5 the student must pronounce the city when given the prompt, “Tell me the capital of (name of country).”

To successfully pass Levels 1, 2 or 3, the student needs to identify all countries at the level they wish to achieve, missing only 1 cumulatively. To successfully pass Level 4 or 5, the student must identify all countries in all levels and the capital cities, missing only 2 cumulatively.

Are there any incentives?

Any student that passes Level 3 or higher will earn a bookmark on that testing day. Any student who passes Level 5 all year will earn a T-Shirt in June. Any student who learns all 50 states in December will also earn a reward.

Who tests the students?

Volunteers are the key to success! Volunteers test the students each month. We will provide training for testers, so consider signing up to help out even if you haven’t before.